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consulate in the city of benghazi. it happened after hundreds of people converged on the consulate to protest a little-known internet film that ridicules islam. the film was produced in the united states. it was just a year ago that the u.s. helped overthrow libya's dictator moammar qaddafi and christopher stevens was one of the americans on the ground then helping the rebels to victory. we have a team of correspondents on this story and we will go first to david martin who's been talking to his sources at the pentagon. david? >> reporter: good evening, scott. u.s. officials say this was not an out-of-control demonstration but a well-executed attack by a well-armed band of thugs. the u.s. believes that the... this was executed by a group that is either associated with or sympathizes with al qaeda and that they took advantage of that demonstration ainst that anti-muslim film to launch their assault on the anniversary of 9/11. american ambassador chris stevens and information sean smith were in the main building when the
consulate in the city of benghazi. it happened after hundreds of people converged on the consulate to protest a little-known internet film that ridicules islam. the film was produced in the united states. it was just a year ago that the u.s. helped overthrow libya's dictator moammar qaddafi and christopher stevens was one of the americans on the ground then helping the rebels to victory. we have a team of correspondents on this story and we will go first to david martin who's been talking to...
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consulate in benghazi a terrorist attack. elizabeth palmer has been investigating in benghazi. >> reporter: at a solemn memorial service, libya's president paid his respects to ambassador christopher stevens. u.s. deputy secretary of state william bornes had earlier flown into the capital under tight security. behind the scenes, an f.b.i. team is preparing to fly to benghazi to investigate the attack. the compound behind these walls is the major crime scene, but any evidence left inside will have been badly contaminated by the looters and the curious local people who flooded in after the attack. here's what eyewitnesses, officials and libyan commanders in charge that night have told us. sometime around 9:30 p.m., about 70 armed men attacked the consulate's main gates with guns and heavy weapons. they then stormed in, overwhelming local and american security. with all four buildings on fire, the libyan government ordered a local militia to the rescue. that militia helped to ferry 31 americans and the body of sean smith out the
consulate in benghazi a terrorist attack. elizabeth palmer has been investigating in benghazi. >> reporter: at a solemn memorial service, libya's president paid his respects to ambassador christopher stevens. u.s. deputy secretary of state william bornes had earlier flown into the capital under tight security. behind the scenes, an f.b.i. team is preparing to fly to benghazi to investigate the attack. the compound behind these walls is the major crime scene, but any evidence left inside...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. now we've obtained e-mail alerts that were put out by the state department as the attack unfolded. as you know, four americans were killed, including ambassador christopher stevens. sharyl attkisson has our story. >> reporter: the e-mails contain the earliest descriptions so far of what happened at benghazi the night of the attack. at 4:05 p.m. eastern time on september 11 an alert from the state department operations center was issued to a number of government and intelligence agencies. including were the white house situation room, the office of the director of national intelligence and the f.b.i. u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi under attack. approximately 20 armed people fired shots, explosions have been heard as well. ambassador stevens who is currently in benghazi and four chief of mission personnel are in the compound safe haven. at 4:54, less than an hour later, another alert "the firing in benghazi has stopped, a response team is on site attempting to locate chief of missi
consulate in benghazi, libya. now we've obtained e-mail alerts that were put out by the state department as the attack unfolded. as you know, four americans were killed, including ambassador christopher stevens. sharyl attkisson has our story. >> reporter: the e-mails contain the earliest descriptions so far of what happened at benghazi the night of the attack. at 4:05 p.m. eastern time on september 11 an alert from the state department operations center was issued to a number of...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. it will be led by the former head of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen and former u.s. ambassador thomas pickering. they will look at security and how four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, were killed in an attack on the anniversary of september 11. american airlines discovers why some of its seats came loose. u.s. soldiers are on the lookout for afghan allies who may be enemies. and why half of the great barrier reef has vanished. when the "cbs evening news" continues. >> pelley: two u.s. border patrol agents came under fire early this morning along the mexican border and agent nicholas ivy was killed. his partner was wounded. they were on patrol in arizona, the shooter or shooters got away. the agents were assigned to a border patrol station recently named after agent brian terry who was killed in a shoot-out with drug dealers two years ago. next sunday will mark 11 years since the u.s. went to war in afghanistan. the second-longest war in u.s. history beh
consulate in benghazi, libya. it will be led by the former head of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen and former u.s. ambassador thomas pickering. they will look at security and how four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, were killed in an attack on the anniversary of september 11. american airlines discovers why some of its seats came loose. u.s. soldiers are on the lookout for afghan allies who may be enemies. and why half of the great barrier reef has vanished. when...
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there were 13 threats or attacks in tripoli and benghazi. wood says ambassador stevens and his staff made the case for tightened security in e-mails and diplomatic cables. but one by one lost three state department security teams, their only airplane and eventually wood's squad, too. did ambassador stevens or a regional security officer fight losing another team? >> yes. >> reporter: do you feel like there was a disconnect between what you saw on the ground and what the state department folks in washington thought was going on in libya? >> there was certainly no disconnect in our transfer of information to them. they were getting the information on the situation on the ground. we sent it up through state department cables and i sent it up to the military side on the d.o.d. side so there was awareness of what the situation in libya was about. >> reporter: how did you get the word that your team would not be allowed to stay? >> we knew that was coming through the cables and draft cables going back and forth. the requests were being modified to
there were 13 threats or attacks in tripoli and benghazi. wood says ambassador stevens and his staff made the case for tightened security in e-mails and diplomatic cables. but one by one lost three state department security teams, their only airplane and eventually wood's squad, too. did ambassador stevens or a regional security officer fight losing another team? >> yes. >> reporter: do you feel like there was a disconnect between what you saw on the ground and what the state...
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then, on september 11, the day de ambassador lost his life, he sent this benghazi weekly report. it expressed libyans' growing frustration with police and security forces who were too weak to keep the country secure. haeutenant colonel andrew wood led the u.s. military team that left libya in august. he testified before congress last week. did ambassador stevens or the regional security officer fight losing another team? >> yes. yes. >> reporter: how did they do that? >> it was quite a degree of the s ustration on their part. they were clenched fist over the whole issue. >> reporter: today the state department told us an independent board is conducting a thorough review of the assault, scott, and once they have the results they can fully address the questions. >> pelley: sharyl, thank you. s.e libya attack has become a contentious issue in the presidential race. mitt romney accuses the president of misleading the public about whether the attack was an act of terrorism. so we asked david martin to help us straighten out what the administration said and when it said it. >> reporter
then, on september 11, the day de ambassador lost his life, he sent this benghazi weekly report. it expressed libyans' growing frustration with police and security forces who were too weak to keep the country secure. haeutenant colonel andrew wood led the u.s. military team that left libya in august. he testified before congress last week. did ambassador stevens or the regional security officer fight losing another team? >> yes. yes. >> reporter: how did they do that? >> it...
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compound in benghazi now sits empty and abandoned. if the men who attacked these buildings on september 11 used heavy weapons, there are few signs of it. but over every window there's evidence of the billowing smoke that killed two americans, including ambassador chris stevens. inside post-it notes cling to the blackened wall, left behind by f.b.i. investigators who finally made it to this crime scene for a single day last week. cell phone video from the night of the attack shows the fire burning as looters swarmed over the compound. now a blanket of soot covers the ruins. but investigators will have been looking closely for evidence to show who set the blaze. this heavy steel security gate seals the sleeping quarters behind me off from the rest of the consulate building. it's double-locked from the inside, probably by the people who took refuge in here that night. among them, ambassador chris stevens. the space includes the ambassador's own bedroom. it was set up to be a secure retreat from attack. note the barred windows all around.
compound in benghazi now sits empty and abandoned. if the men who attacked these buildings on september 11 used heavy weapons, there are few signs of it. but over every window there's evidence of the billowing smoke that killed two americans, including ambassador chris stevens. inside post-it notes cling to the blackened wall, left behind by f.b.i. investigators who finally made it to this crime scene for a single day last week. cell phone video from the night of the attack shows the fire...
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ng "face the nation" rice suggested the benghazi incident might have been triggered by demonstrations in cairo over the film. >> it began spontaneously in benghazi as a reaction to what had transpired some hours earlier in cairo. >> reporter: and for two weeks, the president declined to call it terrorism. but debate moderator candy crawley accepted the president's interpretation last night telling romney. >> he did, in fact, sir. so let me call it an act of terror. >> can you say that a little louder, candy? >> he did call it an act of terror. >> reporter: now, many republicans say they think that romney missed a real opportunity last night to forcefully challenge crawley and the president over what they say, scott, is a new timeline that just doesn't square with the facts. >> pelley: jan, thanks very much. >> more than 65 million people watched debate on tv, the candidates face to face, toe to toe, pointing fingers at one another, each man challenging the truthfulness of just about everything the other man said. no issue was hotter than drilling for oil and gas, and we asked wyatt an
ng "face the nation" rice suggested the benghazi incident might have been triggered by demonstrations in cairo over the film. >> it began spontaneously in benghazi as a reaction to what had transpired some hours earlier in cairo. >> reporter: and for two weeks, the president declined to call it terrorism. but debate moderator candy crawley accepted the president's interpretation last night telling romney. >> he did, in fact, sir. so let me call it an act of terror....
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in cairo over the film. >> it began spontaneously in benghazi as a reaction to what had transpired some hours earlier in cairo. >> reporter: and for two weeks, the president declined to call it terrorism. but debate moderator candy crawley accepted the president's interpretation last night telling romney. >> he did, in fact, sir. so let me call it an act of terror. >> you can say that a little louder, candy? >> he did call it an act of terror. >> reporter: now, many republicans say they think that romney missed a real opportunity last night to forcefully challenge crawley and the president over what they say, scott, is a new timeline that just doesn't square with the facts. >> pelley: jan, thanks very much. the candidates aren't the only ones to make a mistake. we made a mistake. in our coverage of the memorial service for u.s. ambassador chris stevens who was killed in libya, we said stevens left behind a wife and two children. we were wrong about that. stevens was not married and had no children. at the debate with more than 65 million people watching on tv, the candidates were litera
in cairo over the film. >> it began spontaneously in benghazi as a reaction to what had transpired some hours earlier in cairo. >> reporter: and for two weeks, the president declined to call it terrorism. but debate moderator candy crawley accepted the president's interpretation last night telling romney. >> he did, in fact, sir. so let me call it an act of terror. >> you can say that a little louder, candy? >> he did call it an act of terror. >> reporter:...
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he has not been hitting the administration for his handling of the benghazi attack during his campaign rallies and in his stump speeches, but, scott, campaign advisors tell me tonight that is going to change. romney will continue challenging the president. >> pelley: jan, thank you very much. with the obama campaign's definition of "we," we turn to nancy cordes at the white house tonight. nancy? >> reporter: scott, you might not think a two-letter word would be open to so much parsing but it came up again and again in the white house daily peres briefing today with the spokesman vigorously defending vice president biden. >> the vice president was speaking about himself and the president and the white house. he was not referring to the administration, clearly, since there was a public hearing for four and a half hours where it was discussed openly by individuals working at the state department requests that were made. >> reporter: white house spokes man is jay carney said there's no reason the vice president would have been briefed on diplomatic security requests because those staffing
he has not been hitting the administration for his handling of the benghazi attack during his campaign rallies and in his stump speeches, but, scott, campaign advisors tell me tonight that is going to change. romney will continue challenging the president. >> pelley: jan, thank you very much. with the obama campaign's definition of "we," we turn to nancy cordes at the white house tonight. nancy? >> reporter: scott, you might not think a two-letter word would be open to so...
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consulate in benghazi. stevens was 52 and leaves a wife and two children. bill whitaker is covering. >> reporter: u.n. diplomat and visiting u.c. berkeley professor peter bartu worked closely with christopher stevens through the libyan civil war. he remembers see the srebs as a best friend and a consummate tennis player. what kind of a tennis player was he? >> well, he was too competitive for my liking. he'd wear you down. always with a smile on his face. that's how he did his diplomacy. >> reporter: that, bartu says, is what made chris stevens a stabilizing force in an unsettled part of the world. >> people were candid with him and he was candid back. >> reporter: so he wasn't the type of diplomat who stayed behind diplomatic walls. he got out among the people? >> that's true. he was very widely regarded. i think the fayly's been overwhelmed with expressions of condolence. >> reporter: condolences from the people of libya, from his hometown, berkeley. both the state department and congress are investigating whether more could have been done to protect the
consulate in benghazi. stevens was 52 and leaves a wife and two children. bill whitaker is covering. >> reporter: u.n. diplomat and visiting u.c. berkeley professor peter bartu worked closely with christopher stevens through the libyan civil war. he remembers see the srebs as a best friend and a consummate tennis player. what kind of a tennis player was he? >> well, he was too competitive for my liking. he'd wear you down. always with a smile on his face. that's how he did his...
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consulate in benghazi. stevens was 52 and leaves a wife and two children. bill whitaker is covering. ambassador stevens was remembered today by diplomats and dignitaries, politicians and friends, they gathered to commemorate him in the grand rotunda of san francisco city hall. >> our city will always remember ambassador stevens as a hero who served all americans. >> u.n. diplomat and visiting, c berkeley professor bartu worked closely with him through the libyan civil war and remembers him as a best friend and as a competent miss player. >> he would wear you down. >> always with pa smile on his face, that's how he did his diplomacy. >> and that is what made stevens a stabilizing force in and unsettled part of the world. >> so he wasn't the type of diplomat who stayed behind diplomatic walls. he got out among the people. >> that is true. he was very widely regarded. his family is being overwhelmed with expressions of condolence. >> both the state department and congress are investigating whether more could have been done to protect the consulate in benghazi.
consulate in benghazi. stevens was 52 and leaves a wife and two children. bill whitaker is covering. ambassador stevens was remembered today by diplomats and dignitaries, politicians and friends, they gathered to commemorate him in the grand rotunda of san francisco city hall. >> our city will always remember ambassador stevens as a hero who served all americans. >> u.n. diplomat and visiting, c berkeley professor bartu worked closely with him through the libyan civil war and...
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ambassador to libya, chris stevens, had gone to benghazi to establish a cultural center and help modernize a hospital. >> today we must declare that this violence and intolerance has no place among our united nations. >> reporter: it's still unclear what motivated the terrorist attack, but president obama focused on that anti-muslim video made in california, explaining why the u.s. can't and won't ban a movie that mr. obama himself described as "crude and disgusting." >> i know that not all countries in this body share this particular understanding of the protection of free speech. we recognize that. but in 2012 at a time when anyone with a cell phone can spread offensive views around the world with a click of a button the notion that we can control the flow of information is obsolete. >> reporter: a lot has changed since this group of leaders met a year ago. egypt and tunisia have held free elections. libya's dictator moammar qaddafi was deposed and killed. but the president argued today those countries cannot achieve democracy without embracing freedom of expression. >> as president of o
ambassador to libya, chris stevens, had gone to benghazi to establish a cultural center and help modernize a hospital. >> today we must declare that this violence and intolerance has no place among our united nations. >> reporter: it's still unclear what motivated the terrorist attack, but president obama focused on that anti-muslim video made in california, explaining why the u.s. can't and won't ban a movie that mr. obama himself described as "crude and disgusting."...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. it will be led by the former head of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen and former u.s. ambassador thomas pickerring. they will look at security and how four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, were killed in an attack on the anniversary of september 11. american airlines discovers why some of its seats came loose. u.s. soldiers are on the lookout for afghan allies who may be enemies. and why half of the great barrier reef has vanished. when the "cbs evening news" continues. [ female announcer ] a classic meatloaf recipe from stouffer's starts with ground beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouffer's meatloaf best of all? that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. let's fix dinner. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] so
consulate in benghazi, libya. it will be led by the former head of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen and former u.s. ambassador thomas pickerring. they will look at security and how four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, were killed in an attack on the anniversary of september 11. american airlines discovers why some of its seats came loose. u.s. soldiers are on the lookout for afghan allies who may be enemies. and why half of the great barrier reef has vanished. when...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. today, the will bean government finally allowed a team of f.b.i. agents to see the crime scene. four americans were killed in that attack, of course, including ambassador chris stephens. the agents, with a u.s. military escort, spent 12 hours at the consulate, though much of the evidence has already been compromised there. the violence in syria's civil war is spilling over its borders. for a second day, turkey fired artillery shells into syria. it was in retaliation for a syrian mortar shell that slammed into a house on the turkish side yesterday. five turkish civilians were killed, including three children. 10 people were wounded. today, turkey's parliament authorized military operations in syria. with the latest on this, we have holly williams, who is in turkey, on the border with syria. holly, the turkish prime minister said today he doesn't want war with syria, so why did turkey fire into syria again? >> reporter: well, the turkish prime minister says he doesn't want a war. the push. >> public definitely didn't want a war. the problem is turkis
consulate in benghazi, libya. today, the will bean government finally allowed a team of f.b.i. agents to see the crime scene. four americans were killed in that attack, of course, including ambassador chris stephens. the agents, with a u.s. military escort, spent 12 hours at the consulate, though much of the evidence has already been compromised there. the violence in syria's civil war is spilling over its borders. for a second day, turkey fired artillery shells into syria. it was in...
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called a mobile security deployment team were scheduled to leave libya in august one month before the benghazi assault, despite the fact that u.s. officials on the ground wanted them to be extended. lieutenant colonel andy wood, shown here returning from a previous mission, led a 16-member special forces site security team responsible for protecting u.s. personnel in libya. wood says he met daily with u.s. ambassador christopher stevens and security was a constant challenge. there were 13 threats or attacks on western diplomats and officials in libya in the six months leading up to the september 11 terrorist assault where ambassador stevens and three of his colleagues were killed. wood tells cbs news and congressional investigators that u.s. diplomatic personnel in libya repeatedly requested that security details be extended but the state department in washington, d.c.-- which he calls "state main" denied those requests. >> reporter: a senior state department official today told cbs news there was constant conversation about security but they say the nature of the attack was so lethal and over
called a mobile security deployment team were scheduled to leave libya in august one month before the benghazi assault, despite the fact that u.s. officials on the ground wanted them to be extended. lieutenant colonel andy wood, shown here returning from a previous mission, led a 16-member special forces site security team responsible for protecting u.s. personnel in libya. wood says he met daily with u.s. ambassador christopher stevens and security was a constant challenge. there were 13...
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but the questions over benghazi and libya have provided by an opening for mitt romney that his team says they want to take advantage of tonight, scott. >> pelley: thanks, norah and john. that's the cbs evening news for tonight. we'll be right back at 6:00 pacific time with live coverage of the final presidential debate. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley in boca raton, florida. around the world, i'm scott pelley in boca raton, florida. see you ,,,, (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you can send money directly to anyone's checking account. i guess he's a kicker... again, again! oh, no you don't! take a step forward and chase what matters.
but the questions over benghazi and libya have provided by an opening for mitt romney that his team says they want to take advantage of tonight, scott. >> pelley: thanks, norah and john. that's the cbs evening news for tonight. we'll be right back at 6:00 pacific time with live coverage of the final presidential debate. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley in boca raton, florida. around the world, i'm scott pelley in boca raton, florida. see you ,,,, (car horn)...
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but the questions over benghazi and libya have provided by an opening for mitt romney that his team says they want to take advantage of tonight, scott. >> pelley: thanks, norah and john. that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. we'll be back at 9:00 eastern time with live coverage of the final presidential debate. until then, for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley in boca raton, florida. see you again soon.
but the questions over benghazi and libya have provided by an opening for mitt romney that his team says they want to take advantage of tonight, scott. >> pelley: thanks, norah and john. that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. we'll be back at 9:00 eastern time with live coverage of the final presidential debate. until then, for all of us at cbs news all around the world, i'm scott pelley in boca raton, florida. see you again soon.